Car-coupling



partly in section.

eted in the draw-head.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALEXANDER S. PEOK, OF FARMINGDALE, ILLINOIS.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 224,721, dated February17, 1880.

Application filed August 26, 1879.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known thatI, ALEXANDER S. PEGK, of Farmingdale, in the county ofSangamon and State of Illinois, have invented a new and ImprovedOar-Coupler, of which the following is a specification.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device Fig. 2 is aplan of the samewith part broken away. Fig. 3 is a sectional front elevation of thesame.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspondin g parts.

The object of this invent-ion is to provide a device by which cars maybe coupled without perfect ease and safety, scribed.

In the drawings, A represents the coupling pins, provided witharrow-shaped heads a at, whose interlocking faces are beveled orinwardly sloped, so that when coupled and drawing they cannot slip apartand be uncoupled while the cars keep the track.

13 represents the chain connecting the coupler with the draw-bar C, and-D is the spiral spring surrounding the chain and one end of thecoupler-shank,andhaving one end sockas hereinafter dejusted and securedin the teeth, and from whose other end depends the rod L, the lower endof which is pinned to the coupler, so that by means of the lever thecoupler can be raised and uncoupled from the opposite one. s

A lever, M, projecting laterally, is also connected with the rod, sothat the operator-may uncouple the cars from the ground.

The simplicity, effectiveness, and cheapuess of this device mustrecommend it to all conversant with such matters.

Having thus described myinvention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent Ihe combination of the arrow-head coupler A, the chainB, draw-bar O, spiral spring D, and the truck-frame provided withprojectin g quadrants F, as shown and described.

ALEXANDER S. PEGK.- Witnesses:

THENIA M. V. PEOK, JAS. B. SMITH.

